Had you always wanted to be a soldier?
No, not at all. If you’d have told me even about three years ago that I’d be joining, I wouldn’t have believed it. But I started to make friends who are in the military and hearing their stories made me think, ‘oh, I’d really enjoy that’.
Why didn’t it appeal initially?
No one in my family had served and if you don’t know anyone who’s in, you don’t really understand what the military is about. I thought you’d just be going to war the whole time, but obviously that’s not the case. I didn’t realise it was more about keeping fit, travelling and getting lots of qualifications. There are just so many benefits.
Why the Royal Signals?
It just seemed interesting. I worked in a pharmacy so originally I thought of the Royal Army Medical Service but I decided to go and do something completely different.
How did you find the joining process?
Quite slow. By the time I start basic training it will be almost a year since I applied. The medical stuff takes quite a long time. But if it’s something you want to do, then you should stick with it.
